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Please join the  J.C. Flowers Foundation and Harvard University’s Defeating Malaria: From the Genes to the Globe Initiative for a special webinar titled, "Rethinking Malaria Leadership - How a Diverse Group of Malaria Advocates is Addressing a Society-Wide Problem.”
Rethinking Malaria Leadership - How a Diverse Group of Malaria Advocates is Addressing a Society-Wide Problem
Thursday, June 2, 2022 
8:00-10:00AM EDT / 14:00-16:00 CAT 
**This event will be simultaneously translated in Portuguese and French! 


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Moderation for all sessions by Lesley-Anne Van Wyk, FLAME Regional Advocacy Advisor, and Rebecca J. Vander Meulen, Executive Director, J.C. Flowers Foundation

Session one: Beyond health: Malaria is a society-wide development challenge whose solution must also be multi-sectoral, and not just medical.
• Dr. Corine Karema, Interim CEO, RBM Partnership
• Bishop André Soares, Bishop, Anglican Diocese of Angola
• Dr. Cecilia Lodonu-Senoo, Executive Director, Hope for Future Generations; Developing NGO Delegation to the Global Fund Board

Session two: Accessible and reliable health systems are essential: Strong health systems with health workers at every level who are equipped are the foundation of malaria control and elimination.  
• Mukube Kayawe, District Nurse, Liuwa Plains, Zambia
• Monitor Chimango, Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, Harare East District
• Olivia Ngou, Co-Founder and Global Coordinator for the Civil Society for Malaria Elimination (CS4ME)

Session three: Leadership: Malaria control and elimination require multisector leadership at the local, national, and global levels. 
• Meera Venkatesan, President's Malaria Initiative USAID Agency Lead
• Religious leaders from FLAME Zambia
• Mr. Brian Gitta, East Africa Lead for ALMA Youth Advisory Council; Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of ThinkIT Limited
• Monica Mvula, Anglican Diocese of Lusaka
• Neville Isdell, Former Chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, and Co-Founder of the Isdell:Flowers Cross Border Malaria Initiative

Session four: Learning: Confronting malaria requires constant learning and innovation, including through the responsive use of real-time data.
• Dr. Busiku Hamainza, Acting Director, Zambian National Malaria Elimination Centre
• Joy Phumaphi, Executive Secretary, African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
• Alexandra Gordon, Program Director, and Alysse Maglior, Technical Program Officer, Isdell:Flowers Cross Border Malaria Initiative, J.C. Flowers Foundation
• Dr. Dyann Wirth, Richard Pearson Strong Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Closing: 
• Dr. Dyann Wirth, Richard Pearson Strong Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Rebecca J. Vander Meulen, Executive Director, J.C. Flowers Foundation